The Washington State Transportation Commission will meet in Walla Walla on April 21-22 to hear about transportation needs and discuss local priorities for improving transportation safety, mobility and connectivity across the region.

The meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 21, from 1 to 4:30 p.m., and on Wednesday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at Walla Walla City Hall, 15 N. Third Ave. The public is invited to attend the meeting in-person or online. Those who wish to attend virtually via Zoom may register for the Tuesday and Wednesday sessions on the commission’s website. The meeting will also be streamed live on TVW.

The commission will take public comment at 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday from those in-person and online. Written comment can be submitted via email to transc@wstc.wa.gov

Additional information and a complete  agenda are available here.

Meeting highlights include:

• City and county transportation initiatives: Local officials will outline current projects and long-term planning efforts shaping the region’s transportation future.
• Transportation and the economy: Port and business leaders will discuss how transportation investments support industrial development and economic growth in the region.
• Transit connections: Leaders from Valley Transit and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will share how they are improving transit access and connections in Walla Walla and Southwest Washington.
• WSDOT project updates: Officials from the Washington State Department of Transportation will provide an overview of projects underway and planned in the region.
• North Spokane Corridor bridge naming: Commissioners will consider a proposal to name the US 395/North Spokane Corridor bridge over Wandermere Road in Spokane County after Spokane Fire District 9 firefighter Lt. Cody S. Traber, who died while responding to a wildland fire call in August 2021. By charter, naming of bridges, highways and ferries is entrusted to the commission.

The meeting is the first of four the commission will hold in communities across the state in 2026. These meetings give commissioners the opportunity to hear directly from transportation providers and the public. Insights gathered during these meetings help shape recommendations for improving the state’s transportation system, which the commission presents to the Legislature and the governor each year ahead of the legislative session.